Necktie attachment



U. 0. HOLCOMB.

NECKTIE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED use. s, 1918.

Patentd Feb. 10, 1920.

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NECKTIE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

Application filed December 6, 1918. Serial No. 265,604.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULYssns OWEN I-IoL- coMn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Necktie Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to a novel construction of an attachment for neck ties and the principal object of the invention is to provide means for facilitating the 1novement of the neck tie in the collar.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front view of the attachment;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view of a hook for securing the attachment to acollar.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the device in use.

In these views, 1 indicates a spring strip having its ends bent at right angles, as at 2. These ends are curved around sleeves 3. 4 represents a clip secured to the central part of the strip and having a part 5 proecting in the same direction as the ends 2. The end of this projecting part is curved around a sleeve 6. 7 is a cord passed through the sleeves and having its ends attached to tabs 8. These tabs are substantiallywedge shaped and the cord passes along the small end thereof and is secured to the central part by being passed and knotted in holes formed in the tabs. The cord is furthermore secured to the small end of the tabs by the stitching 9.

In using the device the middle part of the tie is out out and one end piece thereof is sewn to one of the tabs and the other end piece is sewn to the other tab. If the tie is a four-in-hand tie one of the end pieces should be about twenty-three inches long and the other eighteen inches long. The device is then placed between the folds of the collar at the rear thereof with the ends 2 projecting downwardly. The tendency of the two parts of the collar to close together will hold the device in place and will also hold the device against movement when the cord is pulled. As the cord passes through the sleeves 3 and 6, said cord can easily be moved in adjusting the ends of the tie to the tying position. The two parts of the collar adjacent their lower edges will be held spaced apart by the sleeves so that they are prevented from binding the cord and thus said cord may be easily pulled in either direction in adjusting the tie. I sometimes find it desirable to use the hook member 10 to hold the device between the two parts of the collar as where the collar is worn it will not grip the device Suficiently to hold it in place. In using the hook 10 I place the upper hook over the spring strip to one side of the part 5. The hook at the lower end of the member 10 is then placed over the lower edge of the inner fold of the collar so that said member 10 is held in upright position between the folds of the collar and will thus support the device in position between the folds. The hooks are pressed to grip the collar and strip. As before stated however, this hook member is only used where the collar will not bind and support the device.

This device is used where the collar has become worn and limber and will not properly support the strip 1. By engaging the strip 1 with one of the hooked ends of the member 10 and placing the other hooked end in engagement with the lower edge of the collar the strip 1 will be held within the collar.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a strip having downwardly project- 5 ing portions, sleeves carried by said portions, a cord passing through said sleeves andi tabs connected with the ends of the cor 2. A device of the class described comprising a strip having downwardly extend- 10 ing portions, sleeves carried by said portions, a cord passing through said sleeves and means for connecting the strip with the collar.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature. 15

ULYSSES OWEN HO LOOMB. 

